Haiti Earthquake Flashcards
1
Q
What was the magnitude
A
7.0
2
Q
What was the depth of the focus?
How far was the epicentre from Port-Au-Prince?
A
13km underground
25km away from capital
3
Q
Primary Effects
A
- 220’000 dead
- 300’000 injured
- 1.3 million displaced
- 8 hospitals and health centres damaged
4
Q
Secondary effects
A
- 2 million left with no food and water
- looting serious problem
- destruction of government buildings = stopped gov’t efforts of control
- damage of port and roads meant immediate help and aid prevented
5
Q
Immediate responses
A
- port and main roads damaged aid very slow to arrive
- airport couldn’t handle amount of planes arriving and leaving
- American engineers and diving teams used to clear debris
- UN sent troops and police to set up ‘food aid clusters’ and d 2 mil
6
Q
Longer term responses
A
- Haiti still dependent on oversea aid
- new homes still needed to be built
7
Q
One year after disaster?
A
Only 20% of cubic meters of rubble cleared
US Red Cross provided 900’000 cholera vaccinations
8
Q
When was the earthquake?
A
Jan 12th 2010
9
Q
Thee years after the quake?
A
350’000 still in tents
53% of the £3 billion pledged by international governments given
